Chicago has a peace deficit.

Gun violence prevention will fix it.

Gun violence is crippling our community. The current approach isn’t working. Chicago is over-policed, and youth development and trauma-informed support programs are under-funded. If we don’t take action now, we risk losing a generation of Chicago’s future to gun violence.

We’ve seen cities like New York and Los Angeles dramatically reduce violence using steady funding and community partnerships. The cities’ leaders have made bold commitments to community initiatives that get young people off the streets and provide job training programs to bring about long-lasting change. Now it’s Chicago’s turn.

We are calling on Mayor Lightfoot to make good on her promise to end this public health crisis of gun violence and fund the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which will provide the city with after school programs, jobs, and trauma-informed care.

Let’s put change in the hands of the community and create a safer, stronger Chicago for all.

Who We Are

LIVE FREE Chicago and inVEST Chicago, along with key coalition partners, are working together to drive a grassroots campaign that calls on Aldermen and Mayor Lightfoot to fund the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. View our partners below.